Charlie Parker K.C. Blues (Omnibook Version) Solo Transcription

This is actually the transcription that set me off on my quest to notate Charlie Parker's articulations. I had a student who had learned the solo from The Omnibook, but he wanted what he was playing to "sound like Bird". It was in the process of teaching him that I started developing ways to visualize the articulations that Parker was using and help my student shape a more authentic bebop articulation style.

This highly detailed transcription was done over several days using Transcribe! software. By slowing down the recording, it is possible to determine what types of articulations are being used. I have tried to represent Charlie Parker's unique bebop articulation techniques to the best of my ability. I believe that this visual representation of advanced bebop articulation techniques will help students of jazz saxophone reach higher levels of expression in less time. Have fun with this thing!